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Review: Shakespeare’s Hamlet at Alabama Shakespeare Festival
1Oct By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments
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Review: Shakespeare’s Hamlet at Alabama Shakespeare Festival

BY: Molly Gray Last week, I had the privilege of going to Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery to see Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Here are my thoughts about the production. If you have ever seen Hamlet, you know that there are multiple characters and locations to tell the story. There are three acts. The play lasted two hours and 45 minutes with two intermissions. For some people, this would have been too long. However, I thought that it was just enough time to really get a good idea of the plot.  The play was put on by Bedlam Theatre. They are known for performing Hamlet with four actors. With the multiple characters in Hamlet, it was very impressive that these actors could remember all of the lines for the different characters they had to portray. The actor who played Hamlet wa...
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Theatre Showcase
17Sep By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments
Theatre AUM

Theatre Showcase

BY: Kaleria Jackson Theatre AUM is starting the year off by presenting the many talents of multiple students in the annual Showcase. The Showcase will be a compilation of scenes, monologues, and songs that revolve around a theme— this year’s theme is entitled, "World Tour: Acting Showcase," and it will focus on the works of international playwrights from around the globe. The Theatre Department is hosting the Showcase because it is a perfect way to get many students who are wishing to participate the chance to be involved. The Showcase also prepares students for professional auditions that occur throughout the academic year. The ensemble is made up of students from all five Colleges at Auburn University at Montgomery. There are over 20 students who are in the acting ensemble and a...
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Student Spotlight: Theatre AUM with Kate Saylor & Tony George
16Sep By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments
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Student Spotlight: Theatre AUM with Kate Saylor & Tony George

BY: Allison Stewart As seniors in the AUM Theatre Department, Kate Saylor and Tony George know what it takes to succeed in college. They made it through the nerves of freshman year, the stress of sophomore year (or should I say continuous stress) and the excitement of junior year. Now, they are beginning the last chapter of their Warhawk story.  The fun thing about Kate and Tony is their friendship. They both graduated from Wetumpka High School in 2016 and have been friends for over a decade. Being able to go to college together has made a positive impact on their relationship.  Kate started her college career as a theatre major. She recently chose photography as her minor. She thoroughly enjoys her major because the professors have extensive experience in the field. Many of them...
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Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Last Spring Production: As You Like it
17Apr By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments
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Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Last Spring Production: As You Like it

BY: Brittany Vallely The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) has been producing one show after another this season and next on the schedule is As You Like It, one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. This show is extra important because it is the last show in their spring season-- another show will not open until after summer is over. This show also does not run as long as others, so it is important to get your tickets now. According to the ASF website, As You Like It is a beguiling game of love, desire, and mistaken identity that revels in the pleasure of life. The old saying, "People will do crazy things for love," truly shows in this play-- even if it means losing your place in power. Audiences will have the opportunity to watch professional actors, enjoy snacks and refre...
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AUM Professor Directs ASF’s Winnie the Pooh
11Apr By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments
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AUM Professor Directs ASF’s Winnie the Pooh

BY: Brittany Vallely The famous Winnie the Pooh characters are being brought to life at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) in Montgomery, and one of AUM ‘s very own professors put it together. Neil David Seibel, AUM's performance professor, has had connections with faculty at ASF for quite some time. After having a discussion about the direction of ASF with the artistic director, Seibel was presented with the opportunity to direct one of the children's shows. “We just had a great conversation about theatre, what we want to do with it, how we see ourselves in it, how we see ourselves in Montgomery, and then from that, he said, ‘If you’re interested,’ and I said, of course, I’m interested,” said Seibel. Originally, Seibel was supposed to direct Cat in the Hat, but it cha...
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Theatre AUM Guild Fundraiser Event: Open Mic Night
11Apr By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments
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Theatre AUM Guild Fundraiser Event: Open Mic Night

BY: Brittany Vallely Theatre AUM Guild’s (TAG) Open Mic Night is the chance to show off your skills or support your local artists! This is a public event where people are invited to showcase any kind of talent- dancers, singers, poets, comedians, and actors are all welcome to show what they've got. TAG will be bringing their own speakers and microphones in order for you to have all the sound equipment you need. Tony George, TAG president, explained that all funds will be going towards TAG to promote theatre and theatre events at AUM. “The event helps with expenses such as the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and the Southern Eastern Theatre Conference,” George said. This is also a good chance to make connections with people in theatre and find more way...
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Theatre AUM Presents: Arcadia
5Apr By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments
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Theatre AUM Presents: Arcadia

BY: Brittany Vallely The awarding winning play Arcadia can now be seen at Auburn University at Montgomery. This show is filled with mathematics, literature, romance, and time travel. The play was written by Tom Stoppered, who is also known for writing the screenplay Shakespeare in Love. The play takes place at a country estate in England called Sidley Park. The time frame goes back and forth from the 1880s and the early 90s. The audience will soon see the relationships between each era and the order and disorders of each situation. Even though time goes on, history has a way of repeating itself. This play is full of dramatic irony because the audience gets to see both sides of the story. While some of the 1880s characters are trying to solve algebraic equations, landscape ...
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Matt & Ben Press Release – Theatre AUM
14Feb By Aumnibus StaffNo Comments
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Matt & Ben Press Release – Theatre AUM

BY: Marcus Godbee Theatre’s AUM’s “Matt & Ben,”by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers, opens Thursday, Feb 14 at 7:30p.m. “Matt & Ben” depicts Matt Damon and Ben Affleck before they were skyrocketed into superstardom. The story explores themes of friendship, betrayal and loyalty while the two caricatures broadcast to the audience a fictionalized telling of how “Good Will Hunting” was written. Despite the play being a story about two men, the roles are traditionally played by women. Kate Saylor, who plays the role of Matt, is taking on the biggest role of her career with this production. “I’ve learned about myself as a performer, as well as many new things about performance in general,” Saylor said. “I cannot wait to share the product of our team’s collective efforts...
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